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Just Say “Know” to Drugs: A Proposal to Improve Prescription Drug Information

Have you followed the long and painful efforts to improve the information prescription drug manufacturers are required to provide us?  Really, given that almost half of us in the US take at least one prescription medication daily, you’d think this would be a high priority among all those public and private agencies and companies who [...]

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general

The Pew Internet/Health FAQ

A big part of my job, and one I love, is answering questions, mostly from reporters. Sometimes I have just the data or insight someone needs, often I recommend someone else. Here is a sample of frequently-asked questions and my current answers. Please add your questions and answers in the comments: What are you curious [...]

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e-patient stories, key people, reforming hc

Regina Holliday’s mural is in the BMJ

We’ve written here before about Regina Holliday (follow her blog), whose husband Fred died June 17. In today’s edition of the British Medical Journal, her mural is the picture of the week: Ted Eytan MD took the picture and posted it on Flickr. Today he sent this email to Reggie: ====== Dear Regina, You made [...]

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